VEHICLE DRIVING EVALUATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM
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1. A vehicle driving evaluating apparatus comprising:
- a behavior detecting device for detecting a behavior of a vehicle a driver is driving;
a driving analyzing device for analyzing an aspect of driving of the driver on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle;
a road analyzing device for analyzing condition of a road on which the vehicle is in motion;
a travel situation evaluating device for evaluating a travel situation of the vehicle on the basis of the aspect of the driving of the driver and the conditions of the road on which the vehicle is in motion;
an image obtaining device for obtaining an image of scenery around the vehicle;
an obstacle detecting device for detecting information about an obstacle for the vehicle to travel; and
map information obtaining device for obtaining map information around the vehicle,said road analyzing device analyzing a complexity degree of the road as the condition of the road on which the vehicle is in motion.
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Abstract
A vehicle driving evaluation apparatus (1) is provided with: a behavior detecting device (101) for detecting a behavior of a vehicle a driver is driving; a driving analyzing device (103) for analyzing an aspect of driving of the driver on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle; a road analyzing device (106) for analyzing condition of a road on which the vehicle travels; and a travel situation evaluating device (107) for evaluating a travel situation of the vehicle on the basis of the aspect of the driving of the driver and the conditions of the road on which the vehicle travels.
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1. A vehicle driving evaluating apparatus comprising:
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a behavior detecting device for detecting a behavior of a vehicle a driver is driving; a driving analyzing device for analyzing an aspect of driving of the driver on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle; a road analyzing device for analyzing condition of a road on which the vehicle is in motion; a travel situation evaluating device for evaluating a travel situation of the vehicle on the basis of the aspect of the driving of the driver and the conditions of the road on which the vehicle is in motion; an image obtaining device for obtaining an image of scenery around the vehicle; an obstacle detecting device for detecting information about an obstacle for the vehicle to travel; and map information obtaining device for obtaining map information around the vehicle, said road analyzing device analyzing a complexity degree of the road as the condition of the road on which the vehicle is in motion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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8. A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer provided in a vehicle driving evaluating apparatus comprising:
- a behavior detecting device for detecting a behavior of a vehicle a driver is driving;
a driving analyzing device for analyzing an aspect of driving of the driver on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle;
a road analyzing device for analyzing condition of a road on which the vehicle is in motion;
a travel situation evaluating device for evaluating a travel situation of the vehicle on the basis of the aspect of the driving of the driver and the conditions of the road on which the vehicle is in motion;
an image obtaining device for obtaining an image of scenery around the vehicle;
an obstacle detecting device for detecting information about an obstacle for the vehicle to travel; and
map information obtaining device for obtaining map information around the vehicle, said road analyzing device analyzing a complexity degree of the road as the condition of the road on which the vehicle is in motion.said computer program making the computer function as at least one portion of said behavior detecting device, said driving analyzing device, said road analyzing device, and said travel situation evaluating device.
- a behavior detecting device for detecting a behavior of a vehicle a driver is driving;
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9. A vehicle driving evaluating method comprising:
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a behavior detecting process of detecting a behavior of a vehicle a driver is driving; a driving analyzing process of analyzing an aspect of driving of the driver on the basis of the behavior of the vehicle; a road analyzing process of analyzing condition of a road on which the vehicle is in motion; a travel situation evaluating process of evaluating a travel situation of the vehicle on the basis of the aspect of the driving of the driver and the conditions of the road on which the vehicle is in motion; an image obtaining process of obtaining an image of scenery around the vehicle; an obstacle detecting process of detecting information about an obstacle for the vehicle to travel; and map information obtaining process of obtaining map information around the vehicle, said road analyzing process analyzing a complexity degree of the road as the condition of the road on which the vehicle is in motion.
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